Escape The Nat: Botanic Panic

Solve a natural history mystery

If you like solving puzzles and riddles with your friends, family, or coworkers, then Escape The Nat: Botanic Panic is the adventure you’ve been looking for. Billed as one of the first escape rooms in a U.S. museum, Botanic Panic puts you at the helm of a natural history mystery requiring you to use your wits to comb through clue-filled museum archives and decipher conundrums to save the world from a deadly viral outbreak.

Escape room reservations include general admission to the Museum, allowing players to experience our dynamic exhibitions, 3D films, and programs before or after your reservation.

Escape The Nat is available for bookings Tuesday through Thursday from noon to 5 PM (with reservations available at noon, 1:30, and 3:15 PM), and Saturday and Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM (with reservations available at 10 AM, 11:45 AM, 1:45 PM, and 3:30 PM). Plan for about an hour.

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